Setting up a domain
Hi all, Presently I have 5 pc's, all have logon accounts built in and range from 98, 2000 to XP SP1. I would like to setup a Win 2003 server that MS have kindly given me (as a student). I want to setup the server to control the access of users on my home network.
Hi all,
Presently I have 5 pc's, all have logon accounts built in and range from 98, 2000 to XP SP1. I would like to setup a Win 2003 server that MS have kindly given me (as a student).
I want to setup the server to control the access of users on my home network. Which ever machine I (or the kids) log onto, it will load a roaming profile.
I did give it a try but it wanted a domain address like www.microsoft.com, this I do not have, I just want it on my internal private network.
Can anyone assist before I try setting this up again?
Regards,
AJ
Presently I have 5 pc's, all have logon accounts built in and range from 98, 2000 to XP SP1. I would like to setup a Win 2003 server that MS have kindly given me (as a student).
I want to setup the server to control the access of users on my home network. Which ever machine I (or the kids) log onto, it will load a roaming profile.
I did give it a try but it wanted a domain address like www.microsoft.com, this I do not have, I just want it on my internal private network.
Can anyone assist before I try setting this up again?
Regards,
AJ
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You should be able to create a domain address and link it to your server. Don't quote me on this, since its been 5 years since I've done any of this. Anyway, that domain address can be anything, like homenetwork.com or something similar. I remember doing something like this back when I tested 2k advanced server back in 1999 or 2000. I also had to install DNS, for all this to work.
Also, for your win98 boxes...check out: http://www.wellesley.edu/Computing/Domain/win98.html
This link will describe how to get win98 to join your domain.
Also, for your win98 boxes...check out: http://www.wellesley.edu/Computing/Domain/win98.html
This link will describe how to get win98 to join your domain.
Thanks,
I shall try that.
I also found a couple of tutorials at:
http://www.petri.co.il/install_windows_2003.htm
http://www.visualwin.com/
and finally, although it's for 2000, I'm hoping it will be similar for 2003: http://www.activewin.com/win2000/step_by_step/infrastructure/serversteps1.shtml
These seem to backup what you have said. I tried doing this before but it said something along the lines of the domain not being accessable.
Hopefully this time!!
I will keep you posted.
Regards,
AJ
I shall try that.
I also found a couple of tutorials at:
http://www.petri.co.il/install_windows_2003.htm
http://www.visualwin.com/
and finally, although it's for 2000, I'm hoping it will be similar for 2003: http://www.activewin.com/win2000/step_by_step/infrastructure/serversteps1.shtml
These seem to backup what you have said. I tried doing this before but it said something along the lines of the domain not being accessable.
Hopefully this time!!
I will keep you posted.
Regards,
AJ
BTW, Windows 9x machines cannot 'join' a domain as such but can authenticate against a domain and access resources. Roaming profiles will not work either.
A small warning, roaming profiles may stop working if trying to logon to different machines with different OSs due to differences in registry layouts.
A small warning, roaming profiles may stop working if trying to logon to different machines with different OSs due to differences in registry layouts.
